[pahy-lawr-uh
s, -lohr-, pi-] 
[-lawr-ahy, -lohr-ahy] . Anatomy. | the opening between the stomach and the duodenum. |
[pahy-lawr-ik, -lor-, pi-] , adjective | py·lo·rus (pī-lôr'əs, -lōr'-, pĭ-) n. pl. py·lo·ri (-lôr'ī', -lōr'ī') The passage at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum. [Late Latin pylōrus, from Greek pulōros : pulē, gate + ouros, guard; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
pylorus py·lo·rus (pī-lôr'əs)
n. pl. py·lo·ri (-lôr'ī')
The passage at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum.
A muscular or myovascular structure that opens or closes an orifice or lumen of an organ.